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Radio Production Technical

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1. What is Infrasonic?
Middle frequency sound speaker
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Below 20Hz

2. What is a Woofer?
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Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Low frequency sound speaker

3. C of O's Station ID
Muting sounds above peak
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air

4. What is Editing?
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement

5. What is Expansion?
High frequency sound speaker
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough

6. What is the Midrange?
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Middle frequency sound speaker
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

7. What is the FCC and what does it do for radio stations.
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Between 20Hz and 20kHz

8. What are the four dynamic processes?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)

9. What is a Woofer?
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Middle frequency sound speaker
Low frequency sound speaker
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.

10. Why should you not listen to anything for a while between editing sessions?
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Business
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement

11. What is Amplification?
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Making the sounds more usable.
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave

12. What is the FCC and what does it do for radio stations.
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Above 20kHz
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom

13. What is ultrasonic?
Above 20kHz
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.

14. What are Plosives?
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)

15. What is Mastering?
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Making the sounds more usable.
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Sending the sound where you want it to go

16. What is sound measured in?
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
From the peak to the trough
Low frequency sound speaker
Decibels (dB).

17. When a two speakers are housed in the same box - what is the arrangement?
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom

18. How does a Dynamic Mic work?
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
S sounds - sounds that hiss

19. What are the Three Basic Functions of a Console?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

20. What is Expansion?
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Cycles per second
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

21. What is Editing?
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
From the peak to the trough
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement

22. What is Mixing?
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
From the peak to the trough
Federal Communications Commission

23. What are the levels of tones
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
From the peak to the trough
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met

24. What is Routing?
Sending the sound where you want it to go
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Muting sounds above peak

25. What is Recording?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.

26. What is Compression?
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Between 20Hz and 20kHz

27. What is Destructive Recording?
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Middle frequency sound speaker
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Decibels (dB).

28. What is a Tweeter?
From the peak to the trough
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
High frequency sound speaker
Low frequency sound speaker

29. What is Infrasonic?
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Below 20Hz
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling

30. What is Mastering?
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques

31. What are the Three Basic Functions of a Console?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.

32. What is Mixing?
Cycles per second
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Cycles per second
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo

33. What is Hertz (Hz)?
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Cycles per second
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Recording that overwrites the previous recording

34. What is Destructive Recording?
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

35. What are the four processes involved in digital recording?
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Low frequency sound speaker
Business
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.

36. What does FCC stand for
Federal Communications Commission
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Muting sounds above peak
S sounds - sounds that hiss

37. What does FCC stand for
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Federal Communications Commission
Low frequency sound speaker

38. What is sound measured in?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Federal Communications Commission
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Decibels (dB).

39. What is frequency?
Cycles per second
In order to get a new perspective on the project
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Above 20kHz

40. What is Limiting?
Low frequency sound speaker
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Muting sounds above peak

41. What are the levels of tones
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Above 20kHz
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave

42. What is Compression?
High frequency sound speaker
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)

43. What is Sonic Panorama?
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired

44. What is Hertz (Hz)?
Federal Communications Commission
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Cycles per second

45. How does a Condenser Mic work?
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Sending the sound where you want it to go
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Federal Communications Commission

46. How does a Dynamic Mic work?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Above 20kHz
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling

47. What is Limiting?
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Muting sounds above peak
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement

48. What is Amplitude?
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
From the peak to the trough
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume

49. What is Mixing?
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Cycles per second
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave

50. What does a Sound Wave look like?
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
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Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Above 20kHz